A biography for George H. W. Bushhasn’t been written yet.
“The day will come - and it is not far off - when the legacy of Lincoln will finally be fulfilled at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, when a black man or woman will sit in the Oval Office. When that day comes, the most remarkable thing about it will be how naturally it occurs.”
“I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli.”
“Ageing's alright, better than the alternative, which is not being here.”
“I think in defeat you grope for things that are happy, and it's hard.”
“I stand for anti-bigotry, anti-Semitism, and anti-racism.”
“No, I'm not anguished and tormented.”
“I hope my own children never have to fight a war.”
“I think I'd be a better president because I was in combat.”
“Never ask anyone over 70 how they feel. They'll tell you.”
“You cannot be President of the United States if you don't have faith. Remember Lincoln, going to his knees in times of trial in the Civil War and all that stuff.”
“Well, I think everybody is frustrated by the finances of the U.N. and the inability to solve problems of war and peace.”
“Debates, I hate.”
“We know what works. Freedom Works. We know what's right. Freedom is right.”
“I am not one who - who flamboyantly believes in throwing a lot of words around.”
“Lincoln said you cannot be President without spending some item on your knees. I have repeated that and a bunch of Atheists got all over me. Wait a minute. Does that mean that you cannot be President if you are an Atheist? I say yea that does mean that.”
“What's wrong with being a boring kind of guy?”
“I'll be glad to reply to or dodge your questions, depending on what I think will help our election most.”
“We are a nation of communities... a brilliant diversity spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky.”
“I was offered a job on Wall Street by my uncle. But I wanted to get out. Make-it-on-my-own kinda thing.”
“Many schools include a service project as part of their curriculum, and many corporations have in-house projects for their employees or give them time off to do volunteer work.”